PATTO 1971 VERTIGO SWIRL HOLD YOUR FIRE

	£		235
	$		311

Simply Stunning Original 1971 U.K. Vertigo Swirl 1st Pressing of the Incredibly Rare 'Hold Your Fire' by Patto!!!  One of The Best Examples You Will See of This Very Rare and Fragile Record! Complete with Mint Swirl Inner!!! The Holy Grail of Any Vertigo Swirl Collection!!!

You are bidding on a very special record here - the massively rare 'Hold Your Fire' by Patto. This is simply one of the rarest UK Vertigo Swirl pressings you will ever see, perhaps THE rarest. According to Vertigo folklore, between only 100-150 copies of this record were ever pressed!!!  I have found it to be among the the hardest of all UK Vertigo pressings to obtain and have only ever seen two other copies (one of which was in very poor condition) a long time ago. Which brings me to my second point... As well as being super rare, this record is in superb condition!!! To find a copy of this record in anything above Very Good  condition is impossible. Let me explain; the sleeve of this record is very, very delicate, it has 3 fold over flaps that allow the owner to mix-match the cartoon characters on the front. However, the main fault here was the very light weight card that was used. The flaps were very prone to tearing and/or hanging limply, (in fact many have been ripped off completely). The severe wear to these flaps also usually led to severe spine deterioration. Most that I have seen on eBay over the years have been in horrendous condition and very tatty-looking.  However, I am happy to report that this copy is in superb condition throughout and will probably be the best example that you will see available for purchase over the next year at least!!! It grades as Excellent- throughout with no major faults, and although this grading is below the usual Mint- records I offer, it is an amazing grading for this particular record - like I said above, there were perhaps only 100-150 of these ever made on the Vertigo swirl label and of those that remain there can only be a handful of so that still have the front flaps attached with no rips etc...

Cat No:

6360 032

What's more, this record is seen by many as one of the musical high points of the Vertigo spiral era. Whereas some of the rare Vertigo Swirlies we all like to get so exited about are actually rubbish to listen too, this Muff Winwood produced album, as well as being one of the rarest, is also one of the very best in the series, and in my opinion, ranks alongside Affinity and Linda Hoyle's 'Pieces of Me' as the greatest ever Spiral Era Vertigo pressing. It's an awesome record!!! The story of Patto however, is a sad one, with John Halsey being the only surviving member of this wonderful band. If this was the only record ever put out on the Vertigo label, it alone would justify the labels existence.  I've gone into a detailed description below, but all you really need to know is that the record is in  impossible Excellent- condition throughout. This one is well worth pushing the boat out for...

To recap: Of the 100-150 copies of this record that were ever pressed, only a handful can still remain in this kind of condition. This is really a record that needs no hype at all, anyone interested in Vertigo pressings will know how rare and sought-after it is. Please see below for a full description and all that's left to say is good luck - whoever wins this record will be the owner of something very special indeed. Insurance is compulsory with this one.

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As you'd expect, the cool 1st press Swirl centre labels are in Stunning  Nr Mint condition!!! There are NO Scribbles. NO lifting or Bubbling, NO unwanted writing/scribbles, just the lightest trace of a spindle lines and that's it. The labels retain all they original whiteness with no yellowing or grubbiness!!! This record retains ALL of its original deep glass-like shine, it is really is a beautiful looking record with virtually no groove-wear (nasty greying of the grooves, leading to a dull look). It does have one or two very wispy hair-lines that are non-feelable and non-sounding!!! It plays superbly with absolutely no jumps or skips, just some very light background crackle on the run ins and occasionally between tracks (there is hardly anything to be heard over the music). It is an incredible looking record and easily grades as Ex- even by my own strict grading standards (most would grade much higher!!!)

Now we get to the incredible gimmixed & un-laminated Marcus Keef-designed sleeve and a stated above, it is one of the best examples you will ever see!!! As stated above, on the rare occasions these show up they are usually completely worn out. The fragility of this sleeve coupled with Vertigo's policy of not laminating their sleeves during the early 1960's & 70's always leads to these sleeves turning up grubby and worn-out looking today. This one is not!!! It still retains ALL of its original stiffness and BOX SHAPE and importantly, all 3 front flaps fold out with no serious damage to the spine (just light wear) and a lovely inner, which is completely unblemished!!! The sleeve lies perfectly FLAT with NO RING WEAR and a solid strong spine with MINT legible text (again, very rare for this record)!!! The sleeve has NO unwanted writing/scribbles, tape marks etc!!! There is just some light discolouration of the white un-laminated surfaces as is to be expected. I can almost guarantee that you will not see this sleeve in this kind of condition again for a very long time. Anyone familiar with early UK Vertigo sleeves will appreciated how rare an original 'Hold Your Fire' sleeve in this condition is!! It is a truly outstanding example and easily grades as Excellent-, you will not find a better UK 1st press example!!! 

Of course, this record comes with its correct and original poly-lined Vertigo Swirl inner sleeve. These also always suffer from horrendous seam splitting and yellowing, and for some reason often become separated from the poly-lining! They also always seem to turn up with at least one split seam (usually the bottom where the record has knifed through) This one is different - this however is a stone cold Mint-Vertigo swirl inner sleeve!!! It lies perfectly flat with no seam splits and no nasty creases!!! It retains all its vibrant whiteness and has none of the yellowing common with these inners!!! A stunning example!!! A massively rare UK Vertigo 1st pressing indeed - especially in this condition!!!  A great album and a sound investment for the future! Don't Miss!

I will be selling my entire UK 1st Press collection of 1960/70's Psych/Prog./Beat/Rock & Folk over the coming months, most of these records are in Mint- condition, many having 3 figure book prices. All will be listed here on eBay UK, most with a £2.99 start and No Reserve - bookmark my pages. Like the vast majority of my collection, this record has been archived upright in a thick outer PVC sleeve in a smoke & damp free environment since purchase!

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